Davey Johnson of the Washington Nationals and Bob Melvin of the Oakland Athletics were chosen as managers of the year on Tuesday after guiding their teams to huge turnaround seasons.
Melvin beat out Baltimore's Buck Showalter for the AL honour in a close vote by a Baseball Writers' Association of America panel. Under Melvin, the A's made a 20-game improvement, finished 94-68 and won the AL West.
Johnson was an easy choice for the NL prize after the Nationals - who had never enjoyed a winning year - posted the best record in the majors and made their first playoff appearance.
Johnson, who turns 70 in January, was honoured for the second time. He was tabbed as the AL's top manager in 1997.
The A's were one of baseball's biggest surprises this year, overtaking Texas in the final week to win the division.
